INSTRUCTIONS
FOR BREWING:

1. Soak the grains in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. For best results, do
not boil, and do not exceed 180 oF.
2. Strain the grains (or remove grain bag) and add the grain “tea” to
your brew kettle along with up to 5 1/4 gallons of water.
3. Heat the water to boiling and then turn the heat off. Add the malt extract
and dissolve the extract completely. Turn the heat back on and bring to a boil.
4. Once the wort has reached a rolling boil add 3/4 oz. German Hallertaur Tradition
hop pellets (bittering) and the 2 cinnimon sticks. Boil for 40 minutes.
5a. Add 1/2 oz. German Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops (flavor). If desired, add
the Irish Moss flakes. Boil for 10 minutes more.
5b. Add the ginger, cloves, and orange peel. Boil for 5 minutes more.
6. Add 1/2 oz. Hallertaur Mittlefrueh hops (aroma), boil 5 more minutes, & turn
the heat off.
7. Cool the wort to 65- 75 oF.
8. Transfer the chilled wort into a sanitized primary fermenting vessel.
9. Shake or stir (with a sanitized spoon!) the unfermented beer vigorously
to add oxygen.
10. Add the yeast and ferment in a cool dark place for 3-5 days at 60- 70 oF in the primary fermenter.
11. If you have a secondary fermenter, transfer the beer to it when fermentation
activity has subsided (after 4-6 days). This step is optional.
12. Ferment for an additional 7- 14 days, or until fermentation is complete.
13. Clean and sanitize enough bottles for your batch.
14. Sanitize your bottle caps.
15. Boil your bottling sugar in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes.
16. Cool the sugar solution to 70 oF and pour into a sanitized carboy or bottling
bucket. Transfer your beer into the same container and mix slowly. You can
also pour the sugar solution into the same fermenter with the beer instead
of transferring.
17. Use a racking cane and siphon tubing with a bottle filling tip attached
to fill your bottles. Cap immediately after filling the bottles to prevent
contamination.
18. Store the beer at room temperature (about 70 oF) for the first few days,
then in a cool dark place
(55- 65 ¾F) for 1-3 weeks. Your beer is ready to drink when it is clear and
nicely carbonated. The flavors of the spices and hops are at their peak in
about
4- 6 weeks.